Bank of America · South Dakota · 2025

Bank of America in South Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bank of America took 76 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #61 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 32.9% of them and denied 26.3% (44.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

76Applicationsin SD
44.4%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.50%
$65,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.8MVolume23 counties

Bank of America in South Dakota vs the state

26.3%Denial rate+13.57 pts vs state
44.4%Decision denial rate+28.71 pts vs state
32.9%Origination rate-33.15 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.01 pts vs state
1.84Rate spread (pts)+1.65 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
25Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023862159.3%7.74%#48
2024441438.6%6.99%#72
2025762526.3%6.49%#61

What Bank of America lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 14% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 10 13% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 33 43% · 36.4% denied
Other / HELOC 22 29% · 27.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 76 100% · 26.3% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Credit history 13 65%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 30%
Collateral 1 5%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most Bank of America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 1944 21.1%
Lincoln County 1263 25.0%
Pennington County 1044 40.0%
Union County 411 25.0%
Codington County 411 25.0%
Lawrence County 300 0.0%
Meade County 201 50.0%
Yankton County 211 50.0%
Hutchinson County 211 50.0%
Custer County 200 0.0%

Other large lenders in South Dakota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Plains Commerce BankB 2,2805.5%6.25%
First PREMIER BankC 1,38911.7%6.88%
First Bank & TrustC 1,32011.2%6.63%
Black Hills Federal Credit UnionD 1,22323.0%7.75%
Rocket MortgageC 1,02716.9%6.75%
CMG MortgageA 9192.3%6.38%
BankwestF 78614.0%7.25%
First Dakota National BankA 6904.6%6.50%
Levo Federal Credit UnionB 6446.8%7.50%
U.S. BankD 63724.0%6.99%

Frequently asked questions

South Dakota: 76 applications in 2025, of which 25 were originated and 20 denied.

26.3% of all applications, or 44.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans Bank of America originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of America's own HMDA filing for properties located in South Dakota, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology